Richard Herring

Who has special needs?

Richard Herring — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 13:01:43 GMT

It was one of those gigs where I decided to leave behind the safety net and just launch into stuff and see where it went - Richard Herring's life on Mars...

The kiss that spanned 200 years

Richard Herring — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 10:25:51 GMT

If you're into being kissed by people from the 19th Century and you haven't done it yet, then you'd better pull your finger out. There's only a few of them left

Muntadar al-Zaidi my hero

Richard Herring — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 09:25:06 GMT

If only that shoe had hit Bush. It wouldn�t have compensated for the hundreds of thousands of people who have died in Iraq, but it would have been a good start

My Tommy Cooper moment...

Richard Herring — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 08:59:18 GMT

Maybe the credit crunch is good for comedians, but I've barely had time to sit down and rest at all. I really need a holiday ... that's if I live that long

And the real filthmongers?

Richard Herring — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 09:48:43 GMT

How does the print media manage to remain above criticism when they often do much more harm than the things they are criticising, wonders Richard Herring

Racism and Lewis Hamilton

Richard Herring — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 11:22:54 GMT

It's hard to think of any racists who aren't pathetic physical and mental specimens, proving beyond doubt that the idea of white supremacy is bogus

Not getting laid

Richard Herring — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 10:17:48 GMT

"Contrast the unrealistic hopefulness of the schoolboys with the resigned weariness of the beer drinking adults"

Pantomime punk

Richard Herring — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 10:02:36 GMT

How the godfather of punk turned into a pantomime figure advertising butter. Herring tries to reconcile the death of the image of a childhood hero with the Rotten older self

Spending less time with your family...

Richard Herring — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 14:53:15 GMT

Wouldn't we like our politicians more if they didn't treat us like children? Wouldn't we like them more if they were candid?

What would Rasputin do?

Richard Herring — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 12:01:21 GMT

Comedian Richard Herring on Lee Hurst, clashing with hecklers, how he smashed a ringing mobile phone to smithereens and kicked someone in the head. Sort of...